diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.sh
index 9d8baf5d14b3..6828e9404460 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 lib_dir=$(dirname $0)/../../../net/forwarding
 
-ALL_TESTS="fw_flash_test"
+ALL_TESTS="fw_flash_test params_test"
 NUM_NETIFS=0
 source $lib_dir/lib.sh
 
@@ -30,6 +30,66 @@ fw_flash_test()
 	log_test "fw flash test"
 }
 
+param_get()
+{
+	local name=$1
+
+	cmd_jq "devlink dev param show $DL_HANDLE name $name -j" \
+	       '.[][][].values[] | select(.cmode == "driverinit").value'
+}
+
+param_set()
+{
+	local name=$1
+	local value=$2
+
+	devlink dev param set $DL_HANDLE name $name cmode driverinit value $value
+}
+
+check_value()
+{
+	local name=$1
+	local phase_name=$2
+	local expected_param_value=$3
+	local expected_debugfs_value=$4
+	local value
+
+	value=$(param_get $name)
+	check_err $? "Failed to get $name param value"
+	[ "$value" == "$expected_param_value" ]
+	check_err $? "Unexpected $phase_name $name param value"
+	value=$(<$DEBUGFS_DIR/$name)
+	check_err $? "Failed to get $name debugfs value"
+	[ "$value" == "$expected_debugfs_value" ]
+	check_err $? "Unexpected $phase_name $name debugfs value"
+}
+
+params_test()
+{
+	RET=0
+
+	local max_macs
+	local test1
+
+	check_value max_macs initial 32 32
+	check_value test1 initial true Y
+
+	param_set max_macs 16
+	check_err $? "Failed to set max_macs param value"
+	param_set test1 false
+	check_err $? "Failed to set test1 param value"
+
+	check_value max_macs post-set 16 32
+	check_value test1 post-set false Y
+
+	devlink dev reload $DL_HANDLE
+
+	check_value max_macs post-reload 16 16
+	check_value test1 post-reload false N
+
+	log_test "params test"
+}
+
 setup_prepare()
 {
 	modprobe netdevsim
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
index 9385dc971269..85c587a03c8a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
@@ -250,6 +250,25 @@ setup_wait()
 	sleep $WAIT_TIME
 }
 
+cmd_jq()
+{
+	local cmd=$1
+	local jq_exp=$2
+	local ret
+	local output
+
+	output="$($cmd)"
+	# it the command fails, return error right away
+	ret=$?
+	if [[ $ret -ne 0 ]]; then
+		return $ret
+	fi
+	output=$(echo $output | jq -r "$jq_exp")
+	echo $output
+	# return success only in case of non-empty output
+	[ ! -z "$output" ]
+}
+
 lldpad_app_wait_set()
 {
 	local dev=$1; shift
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_common.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_common.sh
index 9d3b64a2a264..315e934358d4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_common.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/tc_common.sh
@@ -8,18 +8,9 @@ tc_check_packets()
 	local id=$1
 	local handle=$2
 	local count=$3
-	local ret
 
-	output="$(tc -j -s filter show $id)"
-	# workaround the jq bug which causes jq to return 0 in case input is ""
-	ret=$?
-	if [[ $ret -ne 0 ]]; then
-		return $ret
-	fi
-	echo $output | \
-		jq -e ".[] \
-		| select(.options.handle == $handle) \
-		| select(.options.actions[0].stats.packets == $count)" \
-		&> /dev/null
-	return $?
+	cmd_jq "tc -j -s filter show $id" \
+	       ".[] | select(.options.handle == $handle) | \
+	              select(.options.actions[0].stats.packets == $count)" \
+	       &> /dev/null
 }